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tyranny en · NOUN

Pronunciation

/ˈtɪəɹəni/ (US)
/ˈtərəni/ (New-Zealand)
(Southern-England) audio
/ˈtɪɹəni/
/ˈtirəni/ (Singapore)
/ˈtaɪɹəni/ (obsolete)
(US) audio

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English tirannye, from Old French tyrannie, from Medieval Latin tyrannia, tyrania, from Ancient Greek τυραννία (turannía, “tyranny”), from τύραννος (túrannos, “lord, master, sovereign, tyrant”).

Meanings

(countable, uncountable) A government in which a single ruler (a tyrant) has absolute power, or this system of government; especially, one that acts cruelly and unjustly.
(countable, uncountable) The office or jurisdiction of an absolute ruler.
(countable, uncountable) Absolute power, or its use.
(countable, uncountable) A system of government in which power is exercised on behalf of the ruler or ruling class, without regard to the wishes of the governed.
- He that with ſhepheards and a litle ſpoyle, Durſt in diſdaine of wrong and tyrannie, Defend his freedome gainſt a Monarchie: What will he doe ſupported by a king? c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire; London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act II, scene i:
- Control, dispossession, violence, and tyranny are not “defensive”: they are part of an organized, ongoing aggression. 2019 April 28, Hagai El-Ad, “What kind of democracy deports human rights workers?”, in Yoni Molad, transl., +972 Magazine:
(countable, uncountable) Extreme severity or rigour.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
tyrannies	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Translations (157)

he עָרִיצוּת (government in which a single ruler has absolute power) · enm tirannye (extreme severity or rigour) · vi sự bạo ngược (government in which a single ruler has absolute power) · pl tyrania (extreme severity or rigour) · pt tirania (extreme severity or rigour) · kk зомбылық (government in which a single ruler has absolute power) · hi ज़ुल्म (government in which a single ruler has absolute power) · grc τυραννίς (government in which a single ruler has absolute power) · sh тира̀нија (absolute power, or its use) · ota ظلم (government in which a single ruler has absolute power) · et türannia (absolute power, or its use) · ru тирани́я (extreme severity or rigour) · ur ظُلْمِیَت (government in which a single ruler has absolute power) · az tiraniya (government in which a single ruler has absolute power) · hi ज़ुलमियत (government in which a single ruler has absolute power) · pt tirania (government in which a single ruler has absolute power) · sh tirànija (office or jurisdiction of an absolute ruler) · ta கொடுங்கோல் (absolute power, or its use) · got 𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌷𐍄𐍃 (government in which a single ruler has absolute power) · cs tyranie (government in which a single ruler has absolute power) · ps استبداد (government in which a single ruler has absolute power) · uk тирані́я (government in which a single ruler has absolute power) · fa-ira ظُلْم (government in which a single ruler has absolute power) · ko 포학 (government in which a single ruler has absolute power) · fi tyrannia (absolute power, or its use) · sw udhalimu (government in which a single ruler has absolute power) · ro tiranie (absolute power, or its use) · gv ard-tranlaase (government in which a single ruler has absolute power) · sk tyrania (government in which a single ruler has absolute power) · ru тирани́я (government in which a single ruler has absolute power) · cmn 僭主政治 (government in which a single ruler has absolute power) · bg тирани́я (extreme severity or rigour) · ug ئىستىبدات (government in which a single ruler has absolute power) · ga anlathas (absolute power, or its use) · vi sự chuyên chế (government in which a single ruler has absolute power) · lt tironija (government in which a single ruler has absolute power) · hu zsarnokság (government in which a single ruler has absolute power) · id tirani (absolute power, or its use) · ar اِسْتِبْدَاد (government in which a single ruler has absolute power) · sh tirànija (government in which a single ruler has absolute power) · hu zsarnokság (absolute power, or its use) · ky залимдик (government in which a single ruler has absolute power) · et türannia (government in which a single ruler has absolute power) · el τυραννία (extreme severity or rigour) · tg зулм (government in which a single ruler has absolute power) · ca tirania (government in which a single ruler has absolute power) · pl tyrania (absolute power, or its use) · ru тирани́я (office or jurisdiction of an absolute ruler) · nb tyranni (government in which a single ruler has absolute power) · pt tirania (office or jurisdiction of an absolute ruler) · pt tirania (absolute power, or its use) · de Tyrannenherrschaft (government in which a single ruler has absolute power) · hy բռնակալություն (government in which a single ruler has absolute power) · prs اِسْتِبْدَاد (government in which a single ruler has absolute power) · ko 폭려 (government in which a single ruler has absolute power) · kmr zilm (government in which a single ruler has absolute power) · hy բռնապետություն (government in which a single ruler has absolute power) · nl tyrannie (government in which a single ruler has absolute power) · ar طُغْيَان (government in which a single ruler has absolute power) · el τυραννία (government in which a single ruler has absolute power) · da tyranni (government in which a single ruler has absolute power) · prs ظُلْم (extreme severity or rigour) · km ប្រជាហឹង្សា (government in which a single ruler has absolute power) · et türannia (extreme severity or rigour) · th ทรราชย์ (government in which a single ruler has absolute power) · ko 압정 (government in which a single ruler has absolute power) · az istibdad (absolute power, or its use) · de Tyrannei (absolute power, or its use) · az zülm (absolute power, or its use) · fi tyrannia (office or jurisdiction of an absolute ruler) · it tirannide (government in which a single ruler has absolute power) · uz istibdod (government in which a single ruler has absolute power) · ur ظُلْم (government in which a single ruler has absolute power) · cmn 獨裁 /独裁 (government in which a single ruler has absolute power) · uz zolimlik (government in which a single ruler has absolute power) · cmn 暴政 (government in which a single ruler has absolute power) · ro tiranie (extreme severity or rigour) · sq tirani (government in which a single ruler has absolute power) · eo tiraneco (government in which a single ruler has absolute power) · ru тирани́я (absolute power, or its use) · es tiranía (government in which a single ruler has absolute power) · cmn 極權 /极权 (absolute power, or its use) · az zalımlıq (government in which a single ruler has absolute power) · ca tirania (absolute power, or its use) · hi अत्याचार (government in which a single ruler has absolute power) · sh tirànija (absolute power, or its use) · fa-ira ظُلْم (extreme severity or rigour) · lv tirānija (government in which a single ruler has absolute power) · ur اِسْتِبْداد (government in which a single ruler has absolute power) · pl tyrania (office or jurisdiction of an absolute ruler) · is harðstjórn (government in which a single ruler has absolute power) · bg тирани́я (absolute power, or its use) · de Tyrannei (government in which a single ruler has absolute power) · it tirannia (absolute power, or its use) · tl tiraniya (government in which a single ruler has absolute power) · ro tiranie (government in which a single ruler has absolute power) · kmr zordarî (government in which a single ruler has absolute power) · ota ظلم (absolute power, or its use) · tr zulüm (government in which a single ruler has absolute power) · vo tiren (government in which a single ruler has absolute power) · cmn 暴戾 (government in which a single ruler has absolute power) · ms aniaya (government in which a single ruler has absolute power) · am አምባገነንነት (government in which a single ruler has absolute power) · da tyranni (absolute power, or its use) · it tirannia (extreme severity or rigour) · de Tyrannei (extreme severity or rigour) · non ofríki (extreme severity or rigour) · az zülm (government in which a single ruler has absolute power) · sh тира̀нија (office or jurisdiction of an absolute ruler) · eu tirania (government in which a single ruler has absolute power) · ky тирания (government in which a single ruler has absolute power) · enm tirannye (absolute power, or its use) · kk зұлымдық (government in which a single ruler has absolute power) · ja 圧政 (government in which a single ruler has absolute power) · bn অত্যাচার (government in which a single ruler has absolute power) · tk zulum (government in which a single ruler has absolute power) · sh тира̀нија (extreme severity or rigour) · nn tyranni (government in which a single ruler has absolute power) · ms penganiayaan (government in which a single ruler has absolute power) · uz zulm (government in which a single ruler has absolute power) · fi tyrannia (government in which a single ruler has absolute power) · ug زالىملىق (government in which a single ruler has absolute power) · mk тиранија (government in which a single ruler has absolute power) · sl tiranija (government in which a single ruler has absolute power) · et türannia (office or jurisdiction of an absolute ruler) · ta கொடுங்கோல் ஆட்சி (government in which a single ruler has absolute power) · kk зорлық (government in which a single ruler has absolute power) · sh тира̀нија (government in which a single ruler has absolute power) · ja 暴戻 (government in which a single ruler has absolute power) · id istibdad (government in which a single ruler has absolute power) · fr tyrannie (government in which a single ruler has absolute power) · ps ظلم (government in which a single ruler has absolute power) · be тырані́я (government in which a single ruler has absolute power) · enm tyrauntrie (absolute power, or its use) · az zülm (extreme severity or rigour) · id tirani (government in which a single ruler has absolute power) · tg истибдод (government in which a single ruler has absolute power) · sv tyranni (government in which a single ruler has absolute power) · ga tíorántacht (government in which a single ruler has absolute power) · ka ტირანია (government in which a single ruler has absolute power) · ga aintiarnas (absolute power, or its use) · da tyranni (extreme severity or rigour) · es tiranía (absolute power, or its use) · el τυραννία (absolute power, or its use) · sh tirànija (extreme severity or rigour) · tk zalymlyk (government in which a single ruler has absolute power) · pl tyrania (government in which a single ruler has absolute power) · prs ظُلْم (government in which a single ruler has absolute power) · az tiraniya (absolute power, or its use) · az istibdad (government in which a single ruler has absolute power) · tr zorbalık (government in which a single ruler has absolute power) · fa-ira اِسْتِبْداد (government in which a single ruler has absolute power) · ro tiranie (office or jurisdiction of an absolute ruler) · vi chế độ chuyên chế (government in which a single ruler has absolute power) · fi tyrannia (extreme severity or rigour) · bg тирани́я (government in which a single ruler has absolute power) · it tirannide (office or jurisdiction of an absolute ruler)

tyranny en · NOUN

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